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UK and US-based SpaceTech startup The Compression Company is announcing a €2.8 million ($3.4 million) pre-Seed round to tackle limited satellite bandwidth with AI-driven compression that runs directly onboard satellites, reportedly reducing file sizes by over 95% and enabling each one to transmit far more data to Earth during each short ground-station pass. The round ...
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A security source told Business Insider that the drones struck a refinery in Russia's Komi Republic on Thursday. Read more ›
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Big Tech's race to leapfrog the latest AI models continues with the launch of ByteDance's next-gen video generator. In a blog post, ByteDance - the China-based company behind TikTok - says Seedance 2.0 supports prompts that combine text, images, video, and audio. The company claims it "delivers a substantial leap in generation quality," offering improvements […] Read more ›
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While publicly supporting protesters in Iran, Elon Musk's X appears to have been selling premium accounts to regime officials. Checkmarks were removed from certain accounts after a WIRED inquiry. Read more ›
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NYC's startup ecosystem kicked off 2026 with remarkable resilience, as January funding surged 93.5% year-over-year to $1.68B across 113 deals. While the 20.1% decline from December's $2.1B reflects typical seasonal patterns, the robust annual growth signals sustained strength in New York's venture market. Rain's $250M Series C led the month, while late-stage companies captured 41% of total capital despite representing just 7 deals - an average check size exceeding $98M.... Read more ›
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Crypto’s market crash has prompted much soul-searching within the industry, I learned at this week’s annual crypto Consensus conference in Hong Kong. The answer: To stay relevant, the industry must tie its fate with the AI boom. I find the crypto industry’s hopes for an AI rescue somewhat ironic, given that AI has siphoned capital and talent away from crypto in the last two years. Nevertheless, “AI agent” was the... Read more ›
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Apple’s Vision Pro is a curious product — it initially wowed me two years ago, but it was hard to ignore that the visionOS platform felt incomplete without dedicated apps for YouTube and Netflix. Well, it seems that Google has finally decided to take the Vision Pro seriously, as it’s launching a YouTube app on the platform today. Previously, you could only view YouTube videos via Safari, or through third-party... Read more ›
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The disappearance of Nancy Guthrie has drawn national attention amid reports of ransom notes and emotional video pleas by NBC's Savannah Guthrie. Read more ›
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As AMD gains market share in desktops, laptops, and servers, its overall x86 share hits all time high at 29.2%. Read more ›
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Coinbase and Robinhood are down big again today as the crypto bear market pressures trading volumes. Read more ›
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The MSI RTX 5090 Lightning Z unleashes a surprising amount of extra performance from Nvidia’s highest-end gaming GPU, thanks to dual power connectors and much higher power limits than the RTX 5090 Founders Edition. We’d go so far as to call it the best RTX 5090 yet made. Read more ›
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Car usability can make or break daily ownership, and new survey data shows how confusing controls and infotainment systems affect satisfaction. Read more ›
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A key line from the first novella should've shown up in episode 4, but it was nowhere to be found. Read more ›
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The Fed's research contradict Trump's claim foreign companies would bear the burden. Read more ›
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The large language models that millions of people rely on for advice -- ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini -- will change their answers nearly 60% of the time when a user simply pushes back by asking "are you sure?," according to a study by Fanous et al. that tested GPT-4o, Claude Sonnet, and Gemini 1.5 Pro across math and medical domains. The behavior, known in the research community as sycophancy, stems from... Read more ›
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The incident, which occurred during a replenishment-at-sea, left two personnel injured. They're in stable condition. Read more ›
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Without more aircraft to hit Chinese defenses, the Air Force might have to hold back, risking the military getting drawn into a slog, experts said. Read more ›
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Germany’s Andercore, an AI-driven trade platform for industrial supply, has raised €33.5 million ($40 million) in equity and debt to expand its geographic footprint and deepen its category coverage, while supporting the long-term development of its AI platform to eventually allow suppliers to sell directly through the system. Participating investors include long-term partners Atomico and ... Read more ›
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TWAICE, a Munich-based battery software company, has secured €24 million in financing from the European Investment Bank (EIB) to scale up its predictive battery analytics for Europe’s energy transition. According to TWAICE, the financing will boost its growth as electrification rapidly expands in both battery energy storage and electric vehicle sectors, increasing the need for ... Read more ›
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Naboo, a Paris-based EventTech startup, today announced that it has completed a new €58.7 million ($70 million) Series B round to expand its AI procurement platform beyond events to cover the “tail spend” (Class C spending) of companies. The round was led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, with participation from the company’s existing investors Notion Capital, ... Read more ›
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Italy is often associated with its rich cultural heritage, strong industrial foundations, and globally recognised design and manufacturing sectors. From Milan’s role as a financial and business centre to the country’s deep-rooted expertise in engineering, construction, and logistics, Italy has long combined tradition with technical know-how. In recent years, this foundation has increasingly been paired ... Read more ›
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Waste to Energy Advanced Solutions (WtEnergy), a Barcelona-based company specialising in the energy recovery of waste and biomass through gasification technologies, has closed a €10 million financing round to support the execution of its project pipeline, plant standardisation, organisational strengthening, development of new syngas applications, and European expansion. The round led by SC Net Zero ... Read more ›
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Following our series of country articles, today we turn our attention to Portugal, a nation that has steadily built a reputation as one of Southern Europe’s most attractive environments for innovation and entrepreneurship. Known for its high quality of life, strong digital infrastructure, and growing international talent base, the country combines lifestyle appeal with increasing economic ... Read more ›
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UK-based Uplift360, an advanced materials startup innovating how aerospace, defence and industrial sectors recover and reuse high-value composite waste, announced today the successful close of its €7.4 million Seed funding round. The round was led by Extantia, with significant contributions from the NATO Innovation Fund (NIF), Promus Ventures and Fund F. Sam Staincliffe, CEO and ... Read more ›
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French HealthTech startup DentalMonitoring, an AI-powered software-as-a-medical-device for remote orthodontic monitoring, has secured a combined €84 million ($100 million) investment to fuel international expansion and product innovation. The round was sourced from new investors including Lazard Elaia Capital and ISALT, through its Fonds Stratégique des Transitions. Philippe Salah, CEO of DentalMonitoring, says: “Lazard Elaia Capital ... Read more ›
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Qualis Flow (Qflow), a London-based construction data platform, has secured a €2.3 million (£2 million) strategic investment from San Francisco-based software firm Autodesk to fuel its plan to link construction data back with design intent. According to the company, this investment builds on the existing product collaboration between Qflow and Autodesk Construction Cloud, with the ... Read more ›
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Helsinki-based sustainable technology company Capalo AI today announces an €11 million Series A funding round to accelerate the rollout of its AI-powered virtual power plant across Europe and scale the optimisation and trading of battery energy storage systems. The round was led by Heartcore Capital, with participation from Tesi (Finnish Industry Investment) and full re-participation ... Read more ›
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